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Idiot visibly embarrassed about my state in public (2,2,6)

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I believe the answer is:

go on record

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'state in public' is the definition.
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'idiot visibly embarrassed about my' is the wordplay.
'idiot' becomes 'goon' (goon can mean an idiotic person).
'visibly embarrassed' becomes 'red' (someone may blush or go red when embarrassed).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'my' becomes 'cor' (both are expressions of surprise).
'red' placed around 'cor' is 'record'.
'goon'+'record'='GO ON RECORD'

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(Other definitions for go on record that I've seen before include "make a formal statement" , "Make a public statement" , "state, officially" .)

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